Vegetarian Star

Shaquille O’Neal sat down for an interview with Sports Illustrated with a bottle of V8 by his side, which took writer Chris Ballard by surprise.

The player who Ballard described as a man who used to, “dine on 48-ounce steaks and wash them down with 24-ounce steaks, cradling this tiny vessel of vegetable pulp,” has changed more than his choice of beverage lately.

Ballard says Shaq now orders organic meals, got rid of soda and white bread and cut out almost all red meat from his diet, losing 20 pounds in the process.

“And damn if he doesn’t look relatively slim, his stomach practically a plane beneath his T-shirt, which he pairs most days with baggy sweatpants and perhaps the largest pair of shower sandals ever manufactured.”

Calling foul on the red meat may do more for Shaq than lead the Cavaliers to a championship.

New study results presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting suggests people with the highest red meat intake also have the highest risk of developing bladder cancer.

Among the 884 people with bladder cancer and 878 without studied, those that ate the most red meat were 58% more likely to develop bladder cancer.

Those that consumed the most bacon, pork chops, fried chicken and fried fish also had a higher risk.

Possibly Related Posts:

• Chrissy Teigen Failed Vegan Experiment
• Mia Evans Is A “Masterchef Junior” Vegetarian Star
• Holly Madison Enjoys Vegan Smoothie From M Cafe In Beverly Hills
• Controversy Over Pro-Vegeterian Curriculum In Schools
• Ellie Goulding Creates Protein Bar “Everlasting Joy” With GoMacro